John Martin | Goodrich v. Cimline, Inc. and Garlock Equipment Company, Inc. | $11.618 million verdict

This week, your hosts Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey interview Craig Milsten of John Martin of KJC Law Firm (https://www.kjclawfirm.com/).

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Accomplished Massachusetts trial lawyer John Martin of KJC Law Firm discusses how he secured justice for paving contractor Brian Goodrich, who was tragically crushed by a Cimline MAGMA 110 Asphalt Melter/Applicator after a jack slipped, causing permanent, life-altering injuries. In April 2013, Brian used a jack to raise the asphalt melter, so he could perform required routine maintenance on the engine oil plug. The jack did not hold the asphalt melter in place, and the machine fell on top of Brian, crushing his skull. Today, Brian suffers from permanent disfigurement, blindness in one eye, and a significant loss of cognitive function, requiring round-the-clock care. Despite the fact that Garlock Equipment Company, Inc. and Cimline did not manufacture the jack that failed and evidence suggesting Brian was using marijuana while operating the machinery, trial lawyer John Martin convinced the jury that Garlock Equipment Company, Inc. and Cimline, Inc. did not provide the instructions and warnings the manufacturers of the jack intended to be given to consumers. In 2018, a Massachusetts District Court jury found Garlock Equipment Company, Inc. and Cimline, Inc. negligent and awarded Brian, his wife, and two daughters an $11,618,700 verdict.

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Guest Bio:

John Martin

John T. Martin is a Partner at the KJC Law Firm, and he is proud to be a trial attorney who fights against powerful corporate and government interests on behalf of ordinary people. John represents clients who have been accused of criminal conduct, some of whom are innocent and others who have just made a bad decision. John also represents clients in civil cases, including those who have suffered personal injuries in a car crash, at the hands of a drunk driver, a doctor, a nurse, tripped and fell in a grocery store, or were mistreated at work because of their race, gender, religion or sexual orientation.

Top 100 BadgeJohn has won cases in front of juries and judges all across the Commonwealth and has been the lead attorney on some of the most high-profile criminal and civil cases in recent Massachusetts history. In his first civil jury trial when he was about two years out of law school, John achieved the highest award allowed by law for punitive damages in the United States Federal Court. John obtained the fourth largest verdict in New England for the year 2018 and his jury verdicts in sexual harassment cases have gained nationwide attention. John has also helped to mediate and settle many cases, including multiple confidential million-dollar settlements for personal injury cases, insurance bad faith, and discrimination at work. In recent years, John has been contacted by attorneys around the country to consult on cases in other states to help victims seek justice and is currently working on cases in several other states including Rhode Island, Utah, Illinois, Connecticut, and New York.

John argued successfully for the dismissal of claims against the first individual whose drug test was found to have been falsified by Annie Dookhan in the Massachusetts Drug lab scandal and received national notoriety thereafter when he successfully convinced courts across the Commonwealth to release prisoners who had been convicted based on similar false drug tests. John was featured on multiple local and national news programs.

John graduated from Suffolk University Law School with honors and was the New England Champion of the National Trial Competition, the nation's most prestigious mock trial competition, for two consecutive years. Prior to law school, John graduated from Saint John's High School in Shrewsbury Massachusetts, and from Nichols College where he obtained highest honors and was inducted into the Delta Mu Delta honor society. John is the parent of a disabled child and is particularly interested in advocating on behalf of other disabled children and their families.

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